adieu or not?

When MS stops supporting win98, does that mean all the MVPs here will
scatter? One of you mentioned going over to Vista.... what will you
do in the mean time? Are you guys all going to the same group? If
so, that alone would be reason enough for me to switch to Vista. )

OT: Does MS have an MVP supported newsgroup for Excel and Powerpoint?
If so... what are their titles?

sf wrote:

... that alone would be reason enough for me
to switch to Vista. )

I hope (as perhaps you indicated) you aren't even half serious about
that.

The way Macro$haft is going, part of the registration number you give
to activate Vista will be include your credit-card number. I'm
surprised that Vista won't be pay-per-use.

See http://aumha.org/nntp.htm
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org

sf wrote:
snip
OT: Does MS have an MVP supported newsgroup for Excel and Powerpoint?
If so... what are their titles?

sf wrote:

When MS stops supporting win98, does that mean all the MVPs here will
scatter? One of you mentioned going over to Vista.... what will you
do in the mean time? Are you guys all going to the same group? If
so, that alone would be reason enough for me to switch to Vista. )

Nope. Not all of the MVPs will leave this newsgroup but some may.
Quite a few already have, at least partly due to the lack of activity
on these newsgroups. The number of new postings per day has been
declining steadily and with that decrease there is also a drop in the
need for people to respond to those postings.

The good news is that there is still one microsoft newsgroup for DOS
and Windows 3.x, and several for Windows 95; and there are MVPs who do
follow those newsgroups. So those who remain with Windows 98 will
almost certainly not be completely abandoned by the MVPs and others
who provide answers, although some of the familiar names may be seen
less often or not at all.

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
has never been in bed with a mosquito."

My expectation is that the newsgroup will continue for awhile

--
Jon Hildrum
DTS MVP

www.hildrum.com
"sf" wrote in message
...
When MS stops supporting win98, does that mean all the MVPs here will
scatter? One of you mentioned going over to Vista.... what will you
do in the mean time? Are you guys all going to the same group? If
so, that alone would be reason enough for me to switch to Vista. )

OT: Does MS have an MVP supported newsgroup for Excel and Powerpoint?
If so... what are their titles?

"sf" wrote in message
...
When MS stops supporting win98, does that mean all the MVPs here will
scatter?

I can't speak for the others - but I'm not going anywhere!
Yes. I'll be spending more time in other groups - but that's simply because
there's less activity her than there.

--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's

"98 Guy" wrote in message ...
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The way Macro$haft is going, part of the registration number you give
to activate Vista will be include your credit-card number. I'm
surprised that Vista won't be pay-per-use.

Shhhh! Don't give them any ideas! ;-)
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

One of the most pertinent questions that I've yet to see a coherent
answer for regarding Win-98se is why there isin't a generic set of
drivers for common USB devices (eg - memory sticks, mass storage
devices, etc) that would allow 98 to accept any memory stick without
always asking for the damn brand-specific driver.

"98 Guy" wrote in message ...

One of the most pertinent questions that I've yet to see a coherent
answer for regarding Win-98se is why there isin't a generic set of
drivers for common USB devices (eg - memory sticks, mass storage
devices, etc) that would allow 98 to accept any memory stick without
always asking for the damn brand-specific driver.


I haven't tried these ...but the look interesting :

http://www.technical-assistance.co.uk/kb/usbmsd98.php

On Sat, 10 Jun 2006 14:45:56 -0400, PA Bear wrote:

See http://aumha.org/nntp.htm

Thanks, but I'm still trying to figure out where the mvps flock.
That's the same list I can get from my newsreader.